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Helen Stamm 1920-2017

CORTLAND — Helen Hefner Lewis Stamm, 97, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at Cortland Healthcare Center.

Helen was born April 21, 1920, in Fowler to Jacob and Ida Grogg Hefner.

On Feb. 22, 1941, Helen married her first husband, Norman Lewis, who preceded her in death in 1967. On Aug. 29, 1998, she married her second husband, Myron Stamm, who also preceded her in death in 2003.

After graduating from Fowler High School, Helen found work as a bookkeeper at Ohio Lamp Works. She went on to work for Ward’s Auto Parts in Warren. In 1971, to be closer to some of her siblings, Helen moved out West, settling in Nevada, where she worked for Lakeside Automotive in Lake Tahoe. She retired in 1982 from the accounting department of Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, Nev. Ultimately in her retirement, she made her way back to Ohio.

Helen was a woman of faith and attended the Cortland United Methodist Church for many years.

Helen is survived by her sister, Eleanor Wilson of Alta, Iowa; many nieces and nephews; numerous great-nieces great-nephews; as well as several great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.

Besides her husbands, Helen was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Gail and Dwight; and her sisters, Dessa, Marjorie, Frances and Ruth.

A memorial service for Helen will be 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Lane Funeral Homes, Cortland location, where the family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.

Visit www.lanefuneralhomes.com to leave condolences for the family. Memorial donations may be made to Cortland Area Cares, 1000 Fowler St., Cortland, OH 44410, Cortland United Methodist Church, 155 N. High St. Cortland, OH 44410 or Hospice of the Valley, 5000 E. Market St., Suite 19, Warren, OH 44484.

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